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Eminem and Snoop Dogg used their Bored Ape Yacht Club avatars for their VMAs performances
Aug 30, 2022
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2 minutes read
At the VMAs, Eminem and Snoop Dogg sang as their Bored Ape Yacht Club characters.
Art News
New York exhibition shows influence of French decorative arts on Walt Disney creations
Dec 22, 2021
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3 minutes read
The famed film-maker was inspired by French decorative arts, according to an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Classify your works in the right style!
Oct 17, 2022
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8 minutes read
Why is it important to categorize your paintings stylistically on Artmajeur? This is essential in order to make your work more visible for those who want to buy a specific point of view while facilitating the work of journalists and curators, interested in talking about works presenting specific stylistic characteristics.
Art History
Blending Tradition and Modernity: Vesak's Artistic Exploration of Symbolism
May 6, 2024
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10 minutes read
Vesak is a significant Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. Artistic representations of Vesak commonly utilize traditional symbols like the Bodhi tree, lotus flower, and Buddha statues, invoking themes of enlightenment, compassion, and spiritual awakening.
Artist Portraits
GALERIE STREET PART, an original concept: each fresco produced is a set of small canvases
Feb 11, 2020
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Since May 2019, Jean-François and Virginie Puigt have opened in Aix-en-Provence a gallery dedicated to street-art, on an original concept: each fresco produced is a set of small canvases sold separately.
Artist Portraits
Wim Delvoye: Redefining Art Through Provocation and Innovation
Aug 8, 2024
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8 minutes read
Wim Delvoye is a contemporary Belgian neo-conceptual artist known for his provocative and innovative works that blend philosophical concepts with diverse materials, often challenging traditional art boundaries. His notable projects include the "Cloaca" series, which simulates the digestive process, and intricately tattooed pig skins that juxtapose Gothic and modern elements.
Art History
Pop art and brands - brands and Pop art
Apr 30, 2023
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7 minutes read
"Pop art is industrial painting. I think the significance of my work is that it is industrial, that's what the whole world will become soon. Europe will be the same way, soon, it will no longer be American, it will be universal."
Art History
Anthropomorphism in art
Sep 4, 2022
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7 minutes read
Anthropomorphism in art, as anticipated, has a rich and ancient tradition, in fact, among the earliest examples of anthropomorphic figures we find the Löwenmensch ivory statuette, which, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, that is, approximately 32,000 years ago, depicts a human sculpture having the head of a lion...
Art History
Architecture captured by art
Aug 17, 2022
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7 minutes read
The marriage of painting and architecture is very ancient, so much so that it is possible to see Italian frescoes dating as far back as the first century B.C., aimed at imitating the marble columns of buildings...
Art History
Artmajeur offers a reinterpretation of the key themes of Art Basel 2024
Jun 11, 2024
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Artmajeur offers a reinterpretation of the key themes of Art Basel 2024 through the works of its artists. Once again, the concepts of ecology, intimacy, history and politics emerge as central fulcrums, offering new perspectives and interpretations that enrich the cultural dialogue established by the fair.
Art History
Art quiz: guess the art technique!
Feb 8, 2023
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9 minutes read
Every time we read a book about art, go to a museum, exhibition or gallery, we can admire, live or on paper, a varying number of works of art, which is always accompanied by the name of the author, the title of the work, the year of execution, the technique, the measurements and the place of preservation...
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Art and management : a promising convergence
Oct 25, 2017
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3 minutes read
Art, a mode of expression of a subjectivity, at first glance seems disconnected from the notions of organization, profit or profitability and the methods of rational management employed in the management of a company.
Art History
The Difficult Distinction between Realism and Hyperrealism in Art
Jul 9, 2024
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16 minutes read
What is one of the most difficult concepts to understand in the history of art? The answer, ladies and gentlemen, lies in the complicated and at times exasperating differentiation between Realism and Hyperrealism. But fear not! We will shed light on this artistic conundrum with examples provided to us by the talented artists of Artmajeur...
Art History
Skyscrapers seen in art
May 25, 2022
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7 minutes read
Skyscrapers have totally disrupted, with their height and grandeur, the contours and skies of our cities, offering us, from the heights of their structures, new and peculiar perspectives on the world. It was precisely these peculiarities that inspired and fascinated the artists of the twentieth century...
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Art leasing: lease works of art with or without purchase option
Dec 13, 2023
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4 minutes read
Leasing works of art through Artmajeur offers businesses an advantageous investment method. This option allows for tax optimization, with deductible payments, and easier access to quality art without tying up significant capital. A strategic choice to enrich and enhance the professional environment.
Art News
Mirages and Oasis, an exceptional land art exhibition in Saudi Arabia
Mar 11, 2022
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2 minutes read
The second edition of Desert X AlUla is held in the Al Mutadil Valley in Saudi Arabia.
Art History
When Street art meets Abstraction
May 7, 2023
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8 minutes read
As partly anticipated above, we are accustomed to seeing the graffities and tags on the walls, mostly monochrome, of streets, abandoned buildings, factories and much more, or, in the case where we talk about Street art...
Art History
Is it possible to scare with art?
Oct 28, 2023
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8 minutes read
The success of Halloween, but also, for example, of more common horror films, lies in the fact that the aforementioned state of enjoyment can be safely experienced, as it does not involve any actual danger, since the scare is, for the occasion, clearly simulated...
Art History
Pollution in art: Turner, Monet and Boccioni "forerunners" of environmental art
Feb 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
The nineteenth- and twentieth-century reality, as told by artists, who, like Turner, Monet and Boccioni, documented, without any pretense of ecological denunciation, worthy of the more contemporary Environmental Art, Land Art and Ecological Art...
Artist Portraits
Jan Fabre: A Visionary of Contemporary Art
Aug 2, 2024
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9 minutes read
Jan Fabre is a Belgian artist renowned for his innovative and provocative expressions. His work spans a wide array of media, including sculpture, performance, theater, and writing. Fabre's art often explores themes of metamorphosis, the human body, and the intersection between life and death, making him a pivotal figure in contemporary art...
Art History
The apple in art
Feb 27, 2024
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8 minutes read
When I say apple, we think of both the taste of its tender and sweet flesh and the story of iconic characters who have tasted it, like those in fairy tales, myths, legends, and the Bible...
Art News
Julie Mehretu's BMW Art Car at Centre Pompidou
May 22, 2024
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Julie Mehretu's BMW Art Car, unveiled at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, marks the first time her signature abstractions have been applied to a three-dimensional surface. The car will compete in the iconic 24-hour Le Mans race, blending high art with high performance.
Lifestyle
Bernardo Paz: Art holds greater power than technology
Jan 8, 2024
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12 minutes read
Bernardo Paz, a prominent figure in the Brazilian steel industry and an avid art collector, established the Instituto Inhotim in the 1980s...
Artist Portraits
Invader: The Visionary Transforming Cities with Pixelated Mosaics and Urban Art
Aug 1, 2024
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6 minutes read
Invader is a French street artist renowned for his pixelated mosaics inspired by 8-bit video game graphics, which he installs in urban spaces worldwide. His iconic project, "Space Invaders," involves placing these mosaics in public areas, transforming city landscapes into interactive art experiences.
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From Paris Streets to Global Art Scenes: The Story of Onemizer’s Art
Jul 5, 2024
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4 minutes read
Onemizer is a contemporary French artist who brings the energy of street art into the gallery space, combining vibrant graffiti techniques with pop culture influences. His work explores themes of expression and social commentary through dynamic, colorful creations.
Lifestyle
Pharrell Williams: Music, art, and Murakami!
Oct 18, 2023
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12 minutes read
Pharrell Williams is passionate about artists like Takashi Murakami and KAWS and boasts an extensive art collection housed in his Miami penthouse...
Art History
The representation of time passing in Art
Oct 21, 2020
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6 minutes read
The theme of time has often been approached in painting from the angle of the different ages of man, to which many paintings are devoted.
Art History
Art: shock news about dripping!
Mar 1, 2023
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9 minutes read
Placing this story within the history of the dripping technique, I begin, for the moment in an understandable way, by talking about Janel Sobel instead of Jackson Pollock, in order to illustrate the life and artistic journey of a painter, who, still under-appreciated, actually drastically changed the fortunes of the art world, as well as the abstract approach of the aforementioned and well-known American master...
Artist Portraits
Dirk Krull : Art, Plastic Waste & Nature
Oct 22, 2020
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3 minutes read
An army of plastics to assault the most beautiful landscapes on the planet!
Artist Portraits
Umberto Bottoni, the passion for conceptual art
Apr 16, 2022
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3 minutes read
Umberto Bottoni's conceptual art, simple in form and rich in color, is characterized by the use of different materials, intended to convey a precise meaning...
Art History
Women of art
Jun 1, 2022
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7 minutes read
Unfortunately, our art historical past has often eclipsed, omitted and concealed the importance, and weight, exerted by the "fairer sex" within it. In this context, it seems necessary to bring to light, and thus to memory, the work of women in the art world, with the purpose of making it finally, or further, visible and recognized...
Art History
Orange in art
Jul 20, 2022
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7 minutes read
The colour orange has been present in art history since the earliest civilisations. In fact, in ancient Egypt, artists used to use an orange mineral pigment, called realgar, for tomb paintings...
Art History
The art of recycling
Jan 16, 2022
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6 minutes read
Artistic trends that involved the use of waste, recycled objects and poor materials in their creative process have been popular since the early 20th century and are still popular today....
Art History
The portrait "AGAINST" contemporary art
Jan 30, 2022
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4 minutes read
In the world of art, styles, techniques, subjects and points of view have succeeded one another over the centuries, generating particular artistic movements and trends. The portrait genre, which has undergone several evolutions, continues to be a subject investigated by contemporary art...
Art History
Representations of Yom Kippur in Art
Apr 16, 2024
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The depiction of Yom Kippur in art reveals how artists have captured themes of repentance, redemption, and solemnity through various media, highlighting iconic works such as Maurycy Gottlieb's "Yom Kippur" and Micha's "Jonah." Bar-Am. These works illustrate the deep impact and spiritual significance of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
Art History
What is kinetic art?
May 11, 2022
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7 minutes read
Kinetic Art, or Programmed Art, was born after World War II in concomitance with the decline of geometric abstraction. It is an artistic current whose purpose is to illustrate the study of the mechanisms of vision, aspiring to a rendering in pictorial and plastic terms of dynamism, optical phenomena and light...